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| name = Meols Cop High School
| name = Meols Cop High School
| image = MCHSLOGO.jpg
| image = MCHSLOGO.jpg
| motto = <!-- not without a reliable inline citation -->
| motto = 'Preparing for Life'
| established =
| established = 1941
| type = Secondary Comprehensive
| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]
| trust = Southport Learning Trust
| specialist =
| head = Mr M Davis
| head_label = Head Teacher
| head = Alison Heaton
| location = Meols Cop Road
| city = [[Southport]]
| city = [[Southport]]
| county = [[Merseyside]]
| county = [[Merseyside]]
| country = [[England]]
| country = England
| postcode =
| postcode = PR8 6JS
| LEA = [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]]
| local_authority = [[Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council|Sefton]]
| ofsted =
| urn = 149828
| enrollment =
| ofsted = yes
| enrolment = 901 {{As of|2023|03|lc=on}}
| gender = Mixed
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Coeducational]]
| lower_age = 11
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
| upper_age = 16
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| website = http://www.meolscophighschool.co.uk/
| website = http://www.meolscophighschool.co.uk/
| website_name = Meols Cop High School: Preparing for Life
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Meols Cop High School is a mixed 11-16 comprehensive school located in Southport, Merseyside, England. The school was opened in 1941 and originally consisted of two separate single sex secondary modern schools. One half of the building accommodated the girls and one half the boys – the hall was shared! In 1979 the two schools amalgamated to form Meols Cop High School under the leadership of Mr Alan Hall, the boy’s secondary modern head teacher. The school now has over 700 students and the current head teacher is Miss Alison Heaton.
'''Meols Cop High School''' (often abbreviated to MCHS) is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Southport]], [[Merseyside]], England.<ref>http://www.meolscophighschool.co.uk/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> The school was opened in 1941 and originally consisted of two separate single sex secondary modern schools. One half of the building accommodated the girls and one half the boys – the hall was shared.


In 1979 the two schools amalgamated to form Meols Cop High School under the leadership of Alan Hall, the boy's secondary modern head teacher. The school now has over 900 students and the current head teacher is Mr M Davis as of January 2024.
The school has been extensively refurbished over the last few years and the latest new build will be a library/learning resource centre costing three quarters of a million pounds. Building should begin over the summer 2012 and will complete the 2007-12 school redevelopment which includes a new Drama studio, Design Technology suite and Music Technology suite.


The school subjects consist of Maths, English, Science, History, Geography, Religious education, Physical education, Personal social development, Business studies, Art, Food Technology, Design Technology, Computing, Resistant Materials, Dance, Drama, Music, and Spanish.


In the most recent [[Ofsted]] report of February 2023. The school was found to be 'Good' in all areas. In 2012, [[Ofsted]] reported the school as being 'Outstanding' in all areas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/104956=true |title=Meols Cop High School Ofsted Reports |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref>


As of 2017, Meols Cop High School is a member of the [[Education Endowment Foundation]]'s Research Schools Network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/our-work/research-schools |title=Research Schools|accessdate=8 May 2017}}</ref>
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Previously a [[Community school (England and Wales)|community school]] administered by [[Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/104956 |title=Meols Cop High School - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2023-04-01}}</ref> in April 2023 Meols Cop High School converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149828 |title=Meols Cop High School - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2023-04-01}}</ref> The school is now sponsored by the Southport Learning Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southportlearningtrust.org/|title=Southport Learning Trust – Southport Learning Trust |publisher=Southportlearningtrust.org |date= |accessdate=2023-04-01}}</ref>
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 16 December 2024

53°38′20″N 2°58′26″W / 53.639°N 2.974°W / 53.639; -2.974

Meols Cop High School
Location
Map
Meols Cop Road

Southport
,
Merseyside
,
PR8 6JS

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1941
Local authoritySefton
TrustSouthport Learning Trust
Department for Education URN149828 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMr M Davis
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment901 as of March 2023
Websitehttp://www.meolscophighschool.co.uk/

Meols Cop High School (often abbreviated to MCHS) is a coeducational secondary school located in Southport, Merseyside, England.[1] The school was opened in 1941 and originally consisted of two separate single sex secondary modern schools. One half of the building accommodated the girls and one half the boys – the hall was shared.

In 1979 the two schools amalgamated to form Meols Cop High School under the leadership of Alan Hall, the boy's secondary modern head teacher. The school now has over 900 students and the current head teacher is Mr M Davis as of January 2024.

The school subjects consist of Maths, English, Science, History, Geography, Religious education, Physical education, Personal social development, Business studies, Art, Food Technology, Design Technology, Computing, Resistant Materials, Dance, Drama, Music, and Spanish.

In the most recent Ofsted report of February 2023. The school was found to be 'Good' in all areas. In 2012, Ofsted reported the school as being 'Outstanding' in all areas.[2]

As of 2017, Meols Cop High School is a member of the Education Endowment Foundation's Research Schools Network.[3]

Previously a community school administered by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council,[4] in April 2023 Meols Cop High School converted to academy status.[5] The school is now sponsored by the Southport Learning Trust.[6]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.meolscophighschool.co.uk/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Meols Cop High School Ofsted Reports". ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Research Schools". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Meols Cop High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Meols Cop High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Southport Learning Trust – Southport Learning Trust". Southportlearningtrust.org. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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